Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 613 | 505 | 411 | 347 | 353 | 213 | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 90 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:00PM1.71m | 10:35AM1.70m | 10:55PM1.65m | 11:30AM1.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:13AM0.30m | 4:42PM0.40m | 5:04AM0.36m | 5:35PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 613 | 505 | 411 | 347 | 353 | 213 | 213 | 195 | 169 | 133 | 131 | 115 | 127 | 90 | 30 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 11 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 9 | 5 | 31 | 5 | 8 | 49 | 49 | 4 | 18 | 29 | 28 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 49 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 3 | 47 | 75 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 221 | 276 |
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